Kuban is a geographic region in Southern Russia. Kuban may also refer to: Places Russia Kuban (river), a river in Russia Kuban steppe, a geographic region Kuban Oblast (1860–1917), an oblast of the Russian Empire Kuban People's Republic (January 1918–November 1919), anti-Bolshevik state Kuban Soviet Republic (April 13 – May 30, 1918), an administrative division of the Soviet Russian Republic Kuban-Black Sea Soviet Republic (May 30 – July 6, 1918), an administrative division of the Soviet Russian Republic Kuban-Black Sea Oblast (1920–1924), an oblast of the early Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) Other Kuban, Iran, a village in Gilan Province, Iran Sports FC Kuban Krasnodar, an association football club based in Krasnodar, Russia HC Kuban Krasnodar, a women's handball team based in Krasnodar HC Kuban, an ice hockey team based in Krasnodar RC Kuban, a rugby union team based in Krasnodar Kuban Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Krasnodar Other uses SS Augusta Victoria (1888), a German passenger ship which served as the auxiliary cruiser Kuban in the Imperial Russian Navy from 1904 to 1907 Kuban (surname) Kuban Airlines, based in Krasnodar, active from 1992 to 2012 See also Cuban (disambiguation) Kuba (disambiguation)